My name is Dave I am a compulsive Gambler.
Today was a quiet day resting and building my strength back up.
It has been a very wonderful experience with Mark my son his wife and our grand children.
There was a time when I put my family at risk thinking that gambling would fulfill my life.
Sadly gambling and every addiction and obsession put myself and others at risk.
I was in decline once I was consumed by my addictions and obsessions.
Yet once we embrace healthy habits and give up those unhealthy habits life becomes much healthier.
Fear cause me to isolate myself from others and the world.
I had high walls of fear build around e to protect myself sadly those same walls of fear inhibited me from having healthy realtionships.
I use to think that gambling establishments cheated me of my money.
Yet gambling establishments never made me do any thing that I did not want to do.
I would like to think that I am emotionally detached from gambling establishments in every way.
I do not hate them or love them.
Love and peace to every one
Dave of Beckenham
Hi Dave,
My name is Joan and I am a recovering gambling addict. I agree with you about complete emotional detachment from the gambling establishment. I heard a story once and it goes something like this:
A guy is sitting next to his buddy on lunch break. He reaches into his lunch box, unwraps his sandwich and says to his buddy "man, I hate peanut butter!" His buddy asks, "why don't you ask your wife to pack you something else for lunch?" The man replied, "I make my own lunches."
Bottom line: It's not the gambling establishment. It's my choice and harboring resentment towards them does not get me anywhere. They are not worrying about me or my family today. They are living thier lives. Thanks for the food for thought Dave. Happy trails friend. -joan
It took me along time to want recovery and put enough time and energy in to my recovery and new journey.
I use to think that spiritual recovery would limit and control me.
It is exactly the opposite I have far more healthy choices today that far extend just abstaining.
We all need to recognize at one time we were spiritually healthy when we were born our conscience is based up on spiritual values.
We were completely honest, we were completely honest, we were able to give of our self completely unconditionally.
Any way enough chat from me
Love
Dave
Hi judy
My resentment indicated that I did not know how to heal my pains in a healthy way.
For me resentment means I am still living in the pains of my past and was not living completely for today.
Foregiving is not for other people,
Foregiving is for me to let go of my past.
Regards Dave of Beckenham
AKA Dave L
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